27th Illinois Infantry Field & Staff
Name	Rank	Residence	Date of Rank or Enlistment	Date of Muster	Remarks
BARRELL, Henry C	1st Ass't Surg.	Springfield	Aug 26, 1861	Aug 26, 1861	Prom. Surg, 38th Ill. Reg't.
BOWMAN, Edward H	Surgeon	Edington	Sep 11, 1861	Sep 11, 1861	Mustered out Sep 20, 1864
BUFORD, Napoleon B	Colonel	Rock Island	Aug 10, 1861	Aug 10, 1861	App. Brig. Gen Apr 15, 1862
DICKEROFF, A J	2nd Ass't Surg.	---	Dec 22, 1862	Feb 22, 1863	Mustered out Sep 20, 1864
HARRINGTON, Fazilo A	Colonel	Erie	Apr 16, 1862	---	Died of wounds received at Stone River, Jan 1, 1863
HARRINGTON, Fazilo A	Lt. Colonel	Erie	Aug 10, 1861	Aug 10, 1861	Promoted Colonel
MARTIN, John P	Adjutant	Brighton	Feb 1, 1864	May 5, 1864	Mustered out Sep 20, 1864
MILES, Jonathan R	Colonel	Miles' Station	Jan 1, 1863	Feb 23, 1863	Resigned Apr 28, 1864
MILES, Jonathan R	Lt. Colonel	Miles' Station	Apr 16, 1862	May 15, 1862	Promoted Colonel
MILES, Jonathan R	Major	Miles' Station	Dec 18, 1861	Jan 10, 1862	Promoted
McMASTERS, S Young	Chaplain	Palmyra	Sep 4, 1861	Dec 1, 1862	MO from July 16, 1862, at which time he was appointed Army Chaplain
RUST, Henry A	Major	Chicago	Jan 1, 1863	Feb 23, 1863	Mustered out Sep 20, 1864
RUST, Henry A	Adjutant	Chicago	Aug 12, 1861	---	Promoted Captain Co. F [Jun 18, 1862]
SCHMITT, William A	Colonel	Quincy	Apr 28, 1864	---	Mustered out Sep 20, 1864
SCHMITT, William A	Lt. Colonel	Quincy	Jan 1, 1863	Feb 23, 1863	Promoted Colonel
SCHMITT, William A	Major	Quincy	Apr 15, 1862	Jun 27, 1862	Promoted
SEARS, David B	Quartermaster	Moline	Aug 10, 1861	Aug 10, 1861	Mustered out Sep 20, 1864
SHELDON, Simeon	Adjutant	---	Nov 1, 1862	Jan 10, 1863	Dismissed Feb 1, 1864
WILSON, Hall	Major	Springfield	Aug 10, 1861	Aug 10, 1861	Trans. 5th Cav. Dec 12, 1861

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27th Illinois Infantry Non-Commissioned Staff
Name	Rank	Residence	Date of Rank or Enlistment	Date of Muster	Remarks
BURLINGTON, Ira	Serg. Major	---	Aug 20, 1861	Aug 24, 1861	Mustered out Sep 20, 1864
CAMP, Joseph	Hosp. Steward	Mason City	Aug 3, 1861	Aug 16, 1861	Died
CONOVER, Alfred G H	Hosp. Steward	---	Aug 3, 1861	Aug 16, 1861	Mustered out Sep 20, 1864
EVANS, Evan R	Prin. Musician	Monmouth	May 9, 1861	May 9, 1861	Reduced, Returned Co. G
FINK, Christian	QM Sergeant	---	Aug 20, 1861	Aug 24, 1861	Prom. 1st Lt., Co. A [Oct 18, 1863]
LAMPERT, Peter	Prin. Musician	---	Aug 7, 1861	Aug 16, 1861	Mustered out Sep 20, 1864
MARTIN, John P	Serg. Major	Brighton	Aug 9, 1861	Aug 9, 1861	Promoted Adjutant [Feb 1, 1864]
PALMER, George H	Prin. Musician	---	Aug 12, 1861	Aug 16, 1861	Transferred to V.R.C.
RICKMEYER, William	QM Sergeant	---	Aug 20, 1861	Aug 24, 1861	Mustered out Sep 20, 1864
SAUNDERS, John	Serg. Major	Exeter	Aug 12, 1861	Aug 16, 1861	Deserted Dec, 1862
SCHMITT, John A	QM Sergeant	---	Sep 9, 1861	Sep 9, 1861	Trans. Co. A, as 1st Sergt.
SEARS, George W	Com. Sergeant	Moline	Apr 20, 1861	Apr 20, 1861	Vet. MO Sep 20, 1864
SENSEMAN, David	Serg. Major	Jacksonville	Sep 26, 1861	Sep 28, 1861	Died Nov 28, 1863; wounds, Mission Ridge
WHEELER, John W	Prin. Musician	Jacksonville	Oct 10, 1861	Oct 10, 1861	Discharged Feb 20, 1863

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27th Illinois Infantry Unassigned Recruits
Name	Residence	Date of Rank or Enlistment	Date of Muster	Remarks
BRANUM, Napoleon J	Bethel	Feb 20, 1865	Feb 21, 1865	Mustered out Jun 3, 1865
CLOSSEN, George	Winchester	---	---	---
CONWAY, Peter	Chicago	Oct 13, 1864	Oct 18, 1864	---
HANSON, Robert	Jacksonville	Sep 2, 1861	---	Died at Cairo, Oct 18, 1861
HIGGINSON, R	Jacksonville	Sep 2, 1861	---	---
PERKINS, Robert J	Lewiston	Mar 21, 1864	---	---
RUBY, John	---	Apr 5, 1862	---	---
WINDER, George M	Perry	Dec 29, 1863	Dec 29, 1863	---
YANDELL, Samuel M	Bethel	Feb 20, 1865	Feb 21, 1865	---

Transcribed by Jim Willison

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